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An American officer's dress baldric
circa 1855-85

Antique Arms & Armor
11 June 2012, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

Sold for US$585 inc. premium

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An American officer's dress baldric
circa 1855-85

The brass-trimmed black leather pouch lined in red leather, the cover fitted with gilt brass spread eagle insignia; the light blue silk and gold bullion shoulder strap lined with black leather and fitted with rectangular brass buckle with keeper, the front with 1861 style gilt brass baldric device chained to a gilt brass lion mask.
Condition: Leather with heavily curdled surface but very sound; fittings and insignia retain much gilt finish.
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Note: Of similar design but obviously different manufacture than the example shown by O'Donnell and Campbell on page 473 of American Military Belt Plates. The example there, from the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Museum in Boston corresponds to the illustration for Hartley & Graham's catalog while this example differs in nearly every detail.

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
The medals and associate ephemera and uniforms of Arthur Watts, 6th Inniskilling Dragoons
A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
A Silver-Mounted Left-Hand Dagger, probably German, Italian or English Late 16th Century Or Later
FOUR REPRODUCTION CARVED POWDER HORNS/FLASKS.late 20th century.
THREE CARVED COCONUT ITEMS.18th/19th century.
A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.